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New Zealand recovers 6 bodies days after volcanic eruption

WHAKATANE, New Zealand - New Zealand military specialists recovered six bodies from a small volcanic island Friday days after an eruption claimed at least eight other lives and left a toxic and volati...

Dec 14, 2019

Former Gary, Indiana, Mayor Richard Hatcher dead at 86

Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, who became one of the first black mayors of a big U.S. city when he was elected in 1967, has died. He was 86. Hatcher died Friday night at a Chicago hospital, said h...

Dec 14, 2019

House committee delays historic vote on Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee abruptly postponed a historic vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, shutting down a 14-hour session that dragged with partisanship ...

Dec 14, 2019

Trump criticizes climate activist Thunberg after Time honour

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, a day after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year, calling her selection "ridiculou...

Dec 14, 2019

EU leaders break stalemate over climate target, claim deal

BRUSSELS - EU leaders broke a deadlock early Friday and claimed a deal over a key climate target by committing to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, sidestepping the objections of Poland, one of the b...

Dec 14, 2019

UK's Johnson claims Brexit mandate as Tories secure majority

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has won a thumping majority of seats in Britain's Parliament - a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to...

Dec 14, 2019

Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption

KHARTOUM, Sudan - A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a rehabilitation facility. That's the first ...

Dec 14, 2019

North Korea conducts another test at long-range rocket site

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Saturday it successfully performed another "crucial test" at its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its "reliable strategic nuclea...

Dec 13, 2019

California governor rejects $13.5 billion PG&E settlement

SAN FRANCISCO - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rejected a $13.5 billion settlement that Pacific Gas and Electric struck just last week with thousands of people who lost homes, businesses and family ...

Dec 13, 2019

Adam Sandler on plunging into the Safdies' 'Uncut Gems'

TORONTO - Adam Sandler was waiting to be thrown into a midtown fountain on Sixth Avenue for a scene in Josh and Benny Safdie's "Uncut Gems" when he noticed a familiar face on the sidewalk. The Safdies...

Dec 13, 2019